Apple Podcast Rankings - Great Britain - Drama

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Great Britain

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Great Britain. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 24 Apr 2026

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04/24/2026

Average data

Episodes: 138

Frequency: every 32 days

Duration: 00:40:24

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. QCODE (3 shows)

4. Realm (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (27 shows)

2. Acast (17 shows)

3. BBC (13 shows)

4. Audioboom (7 shows)

5. ART19 (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	228	BBC	58
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	105	Megaphone	83
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	158	Megaphone	78
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
5	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
6	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
7	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
8	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
9	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	291	BBC	38
10	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
11	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
12	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
13	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
14	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
15	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
16	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
17	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
18	Beatrice Hart and the Curse of the Golden Fleece	Beatrice Hart Adventures	Fiction	8	Acast	48
19	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
20	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
21	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
22	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
23	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	165	Simplecast	68
24	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
25	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1244	Acast	69
26	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
27	Ghost Town	Pinball Productions	Fiction	11	Acast	53
28	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
29	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	368	Audioboom	47
30	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	171	Megaphone	42
31	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	449	Megaphone	69
32	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
33	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
34	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
35	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
36	The Northern Bank Job	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	43
37	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
38	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
39	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
40	Oaths & Empires	Oaths & Empires	Fiction	13	Audioboom	62
41	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
42	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	39	ART19	83
43	Lakecastle	Sansrival	Fiction	6	Buzzsprout	58
44	John Carpenter Presents Something Wicked	Read Ridley, Bloody FM	Fiction	18	Simplecast	52
45	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	91	Spreaker	54
46	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
47	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
48	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	387	ART19	63
49	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
50	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	264	Audioboom	57
51	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	370	Audioboom	68
52	Not Quite Dead	Eira Major's Hanging Sloth	Fiction	74	Acast	74
53	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
54	This Thing of Darkness	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	27	BBC	33
55	Madam Ram	QCODE	Fiction	21	Megaphone	79
56	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	58	BBC	28
57	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
58	The Greater Good	Pinball Productions	Fiction	14	Acast	53
59	Strange Matter: The Witch Who Came in From the Cold	Realm	Fiction	117	Megaphone	89
60	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
61	Urban Legends After Dark	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Fiction	32	Podbean	68
62	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	55	Megaphone	43
63	Uncanny Valley	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	12	Megaphone	63
64	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
65	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
66	Remnants : An Audio Drama	Eira Major's Hanging Sloth	Fiction	72	Acast	63
67	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
68	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
69	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
70	Blood Ties	Audible	Fiction	8	ART19	53
71	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	172	Spotify for Podcasters	38
72	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	263	Megaphone	63
73	Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1989	Unknown	53
74	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	34	Megaphone	89
75	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
76	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
77	Up In Smoke	Penny4	Fiction	9	Audioboom	63
78	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	716	Omny Studio	84
79	Warmth and Desire \| Erotic Stories	Foxglove Solano	Fiction	20	Spotify for Podcasters	38
80	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
81	The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien Audiobook	Raghvendra Singh	Fiction	19	RSS.com	68
82	Gaslight	QCODE	Fiction	12	Megaphone	58
83	Candela Obscura	Critical Role	Fiction	15	Spotify for Podcasters	53
84	The Grotto	Athan	Fiction	26	Acast	63
85	The Antique Shop	Ghostly Thistle	Fiction	53	Buzzsprout	38
86	The Hidden People	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	86	Megaphone	79
87	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Fiction	95	Spotify for Podcasters	28
88	HAUNTED: The Audio Drama	Impala Films	Fiction	160	Spreaker	59
89	Shorts	Ben Burrell	Fiction	11	Acast	69
90	The Bardic Hearth	Chase Noseworthy	Fiction	30	ART19	83
91	Forest 404	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	28	BBC	33
92	Sandra	Gimlet	Fiction	10	Megaphone	74
93	We’re Alive: Scout’s Honor	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	13	Acast	79
94	WAKE: Cold Reading Finnegans Wake	Moon Street Media	Fiction	58	Spotify for Podcasters	58
95	The Sunfall Train	REDSHIFT	Fiction	0	Unknown	39
96	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
97	Beatrix Greene	Realm	Fiction	10	Megaphone	84
98	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
99	ARD Hörspiel	ARD	Fiction	19	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
100	NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast	Ransom Media Productions	Fiction	133	Megaphone	32

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

The podcast landscape in Great Britain is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in Great Britain.
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